Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Seven Nights and the Princess

No matter who is gone, the ninja world will remain much the same as before.

It's either a major ninja war or a minor everyday dispute.

There has never been peace.

Back when clans were the primary means of survival, the average lifespan of a ninja was very low.

It has now become a ninja village, but the average lifespan is not much higher.

This is the consequence of war.

Perhaps some people want to change this world, such as Madara Uchiha, Obito Uchiha, and Hashirama Senju, the First Hokage.

However, Hashirama Senju failed, Madara Uchiha is probably dead by now, and Obito Uchiha has begun to operate in secret.

If that's the case, then perhaps we should also add Payne.

That is, Nagato, the guy who compared himself to a god.

Unfortunately, they are all just pawns, being manipulated without even realizing it.

However, Qiye had no interest in paying attention to those things.

After arriving in the Land of Snow, they found the daimyo Kazahana Hayateru.

After a series of persuasive words, they settled down in the Land of Snow.

A little further from Daimyo Prefecture, they built a mountain stronghold and established the Fuli Shrine, where they resumed their life of selling doujinshi (books/manga).

It was snowing outside, a thick layer covering everything.

In the shrine's reception area, I lazily sipped hot tea and ate snacks.

At this moment, Nanaya wanted to sing a rearranged version of the theme song for Gensokyo, a place beloved by the gods.

The opening sequence of the anime, the one about the Spring Snow Incident.

Thinking about it, she does seem a bit like that shrine maiden.

However, Shichiya is not a priestess.

"Perhaps we should bring back a priestess?"

Seven Nights had thought about it.

But in the end, I was too lazy to do it.

Laziness is the only way to achieve world peace.

If everyone is lazy and does nothing, then it won't be long before...

Everyone would starve to death, humanity would become extinct, and the world would be at peace.

Therefore, those who talk about world peace while causing trouble are essentially just looking to stir up trouble. If they were truly concerned about world peace, they should promote the benefits of laziness and lead by example.

In this way, the world will surely have a day of peace.

However, even though Qiye didn't go looking for her, there was still a little girl who often played around here.

That was the only daughter of Kazahana Sayaki, the daimyo of the Land of Snow, and the only princess of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Koyuki.

The not-yet-ten-year-old Fuuka Koyuki seems to be very interested in Shichiya, the older brother who often closes one eye, or perhaps she is interested in things like shrines, so she often comes over.

They definitely won't be interested in doujinshi.

Or perhaps they were interested in what Shichiya had said.

When they first met, following the principle of saying a few nice things, this is what Qi Ye said to this pampered little princess.

"Ah, the little princess is so cute, she could totally be the lead actress in a movie."

"A movie? Really?"

"Of course, of course, I don't usually lie."

It's not usually mentioned...

I will still talk about it.

However, the little princess didn't understand this meaning and was actually very happy.

"I just want to be an actress!"

The actor, that too, came into being because of Qiye.

It was something I did with a collaborating clan when I was still in Konoha, and it had already become popular in the ninja world.

They also exist in the Land of Snow, but they are rare, and most ordinary people probably haven't even heard of them.

However, as a princess, she must have seen quite a few beautiful flowers and snowflakes.

"Does Brother Qiye know how to make movies?"

"of course."

"Do you want to film it? I'll be the female lead for you."

"You're going to make me the female lead? That's not a good idea."

"Not good? Why? Because I'm a princess?"

"That's not it... It's mainly because I only make movies with just the male and female leads, and they're all pure romance films, so you... aren't really suitable."

"what?"

"Besides... Tokyo is very hot. It's really inappropriate for you, a princess of the Snow Country."

"Tokyo...where is that?"

"..."

That was the first time Qi Ye and the little princess met.

From then on, the little princess would often come over.

That day has come.

He came straight over with several guards.

Ignoring the guards standing outside the door, he ran straight to Qiye's side.

"Brother Qiye, aren't you going to make a movie yet?"

"No, I won't take the picture."

"Why? Aren't you good at filming? I'll be an actor for you, even if it's just a supporting role."

"Being able to take photos doesn't mean I have to take them; it's too much trouble."

Qi Ye shook his head, eating his snacks by himself, ignoring Feng Hua Xiao Xue who was acting coquettishly beside him.

Just kidding, the coquettishness of a little girl who is not even ten years old has no effect on him whatsoever.

Yeah, probably.

Of course, that's what he said, but he still made concessions.

He took out a gift that he had prepared beforehand from under the table; it was a personal camera.

"Here you go."

"what is this?"

"You can take the camera and use it to film yourself."

"But how do I use it?"

"Hmm...come here, sit on my lap, I'll teach you step by step, hehehehe..."

"...Brother Qiye, your smile is so annoying."

"..."

Even so, she still sat in Qiye's lap, with her back to him.

Having traveled through this world for so long, this seems to be the first time I've ever held a little girl in my arms.

You should know that even Tian Tian and Qi Ye have never reported on this. Tian Tian's father and Qi Ye are business partners and probably have the best relationship, so Tian Tian is practically his niece.

In reality, there is still a connection behind the scenes, after all, it is a joint-stock partnership, and there are annual profit dividends.

But I suspect they'll be under surveillance there, so it's best to be careful and keep a low profile.

During his time living in the Land of Snow, Nanaya also came to understand.

It's definitely better not to have ninjas.

But that's not right either, the Land of Snow does have ninjas, the Snow Village.

It is said that he is skilled in using Ice Release.

When it comes to Ice Release, it seems that the Land of Water is the real deal.

Of course, to be precise, it belongs to the Minazuki clan, or the Yuki clan, where the strongest ice-style ninjutsu is found.

However, it is said that Minazuki has been killed, and only a few people managed to escape. They are probably hiding incognito now.

However, none of that mattered, and Shichiya had no intention of researching any ice-style techniques.

Anyway, it poses no threat to him.

But holding a little girl feels really nice.

Soft and warm.

"Why don't you become my body pillow from now on?"

"……what?"

"Because it feels so comfortable to hold you, hahaha..."

"..."

……

Seven Nights was comfortable.